While the Pune Traffic Police, along with Pimpri Chinchwad Traffic Police, are taking action against people jumping signals and breaking traffic rules in the city, at several places, one can see rampant violation of traffic rules.
In one such case, several people were seen breaking traffic rules even though a traffic police officer was seen standing and managing traffic nearby near Bopodi Chowk on Mumbai-Pune Road.
An X user shared a video and wrote, "What’s happening with traffic control on Old Mumbai Pune road. This is Bopodi Chowk where policemen turn their eyes away on law breakers. No confrontation at all (sic)."
While few of them were on triple seat, some came from the wrong side without a helmet.
Pune traffic speed increases
Pune is known for rampant traffic violation and slow traffic in state. Recently, Pune Additional Commissioner of Police Manoj Patil, in a press conference held on Thursday, claimed that the city's traffic speed has increased by 10.5 percent by increasing the carrying capacity of existing roads, and 50 traffic jams have been reduced.
Speaking with the media, Patil informed that it was done using two techniques - IRC 106-1990 Low cost traffic management techniques for urban areas and IRC SP 043-1994 Improving the capacity of roads in urban areas.
Further, in the press note issued by Pune Traffic Police, it stated, "Traffic in the city is a matter of great concern, and approximately every resident of the city faces it regularly. On average, individuals have to travel around 50 km due to traffic congestion, which leads to issues like fuel wastage, environmental degradation, and mental stress. In 2023, Pune ranked as the fourth slowest city for traffic, while it dropped to the seventh position in 2024. Thus, addressing traffic issues has become crucial to improving the situation."
